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its back the hooped sticks and blankets forming a 

 gipsy's tent. ' A capital boy's hunter ' and ' A good 

 boy's hunter ' may belong to boys who have been 

 singularly exemplary at school, although, in my own 

 opinion and experience, the 'good boy,' as he is 

 often called, -is not a very taking or lovable in- 

 dividual. What sort of animal the next one is I 

 think, from the description, it is impossible to tell : 



* A pony — would make a capital boy's hunter.' Who 

 is the ' capital boy ' thus frequently described I 

 should much like to know, and what it is that 

 entitles him to the character conferred upon him. 



I had almost forgotten to mention two most compli- 

 mentary notices respecting ladies who seem to surpass 

 both the ' very fast ' lady and the ' good lady,' as 

 there is ' For sale, a perfect lady's hack,' and ' Very 

 superior ladies' hunters ;' but excelling even these are 



* Two first-class ladies' hacks. ' What a rare collection 

 it would make for a caravan at a fair, if all these persons 

 could be exhibited ! Fancy the showman at the top 

 of the stairs leading into the caravan, after the gong 

 had sounded, shouting out, ' Walk inside, ladies and 

 gentlemen, and see " the fast lady," " the good lady," 

 " the perfect lady," " the handsome child," " the 

 capital boy," " the very superior lady," and " the two 

 first-class ladies " ! All for the small charge of one 

 j)ennyl' If these would not draw, the next 



